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She was a black woman in the 1900’s. “Why is she so dark?” asked her father Ben Jordan when she was first born. Jordan was the first black woman to have a seat in the congress and in the Texas state senate, that means that she had to work with men. Men that probably didn’t think much of her because she was black and a woman, also because women weren’t respected very much then. She made it clear to the men who worked on the Texas Legislature and the United States Congress that she would never betray her people but that everything else was on the table.

Isn’t it a Mystery how many turning points occur in life? Some stories have life changing impacts in these turning points. Stories that have common turning points are “Hatchet” by Gary Paulsen, ”Island of The Blue Dolphins” by Scott O’Dell, and “Dragonwings” by Laurence Yep. The characters in these stories all experienced life-changing events.

Many people go through events that give them a change in thought. These are events that impact their life. The way life is impacted upon an individual depends on how they went through the event. For Elie Wiesel and Frederick Douglass, their life was impacted at a young age. Both Elie and Frederick had to live through events that will forever change the way they think, the way they are, and the way they live.

In conclusion, Melba reacts to her surroundings by being scared, worried, and brave. Melba, in my opinion, is the most influential member of the Little Rock Nine because of her constant strength against the segregationists and being able to withstand racism every day. It is important that she reacts because it often positively affects the movement to integrate more black students into Central High

Once Brian, gets rescued from the Canadian forest after 44 days with only a hatchet, he hears a knock on his door and there, he sees 3 men outside. From this point, he gets introduced to Derek Holtzer, a psychologist working with the government. The 3 men want him to do what he did before, again. He is skeptical about it at first, but agrees after thinking about it. Brian and Derek take a plane to the Southeastern part of a Canadian forest, about 100 miles away from the other lake he landed at. When they get off near a lake, and he realizes how beautiful it is. He feels the warm sun and hears the birds singing. But then realizes, that the birds aren’t singing a happy tune, but a danger call. Brian realizes that a bad storm is going to come

How would the country be, without Jackie Robinson, Melba Beals, and Helen Keller? These 3 people, were major parts in American history. Jackie and Melba paved the way for African-Americans. While Helen Keller proved, that even without seeing and hearing and just willpower and heart, you can accomplish anything. Jackie Robinson, Melba Beals, and Helen Keller all proved, if you tried hard enough and persevered, you could do anything you dreamed of, and changed the country while doing it.

She showed them that they could be equal. The only difference was the color of the skin. She taught them that that wasn’t even a big difference. She fought segregation her entire life.

The knowledge of her potential was seeded into Shirley’s mind from a young age. Though born in America, she spent her youth growing up in Barbados. Within living there, her community consisted of black men and women living and prospering in the same ways their white counterparts did in America. She grew up knowing and experiencing people of color being just as capable of duty and work as any other race would. Her proficiency gave her the determination and

When I think about moments in our lives that changed the course of history, there are many that come to mind. The First World War came and went, the Great Depression tore through the country, great writers and composers were born and then died, the birth of our children, the death of parents. These moments taught people to be creative with what they had. As an artist and an animator, one moment in history truly changed the course of art forever. In 1937, toward the end of the great depression, a man with a vision unlike any seen before him did the impossible, he premiered the world’s first full length animated movie. He took individual hand-drawn and hand-painted images on cels, and made a film. The man’s name was Walt Disney, and the movie

A person can be made up of changes or choices made throughout one's life, some more drastic than others. One for example, Jesse, Jesse Carter. The turning point in my life was when Jesse came into it. He became my turning point because he changed my perspective. Two, he is has became part of my life and has remained in it. Jesse Carter is the turning point in my life that is different from all that has happened to me so far. A turning point does not always go toward the best path, but when it does, it tends to stay that way.

Some may ask, “What is a turning point in life?” A turning point is when life turns into a different direction. Turning points aren’t as easy as they sound. Most of the time, turning points are stressful times, but the result of the complex decision is what affects one’s thoughts and possibly the way he/she looks at his/her surroundings. The following will state how Karana (Island of the Blue Dolphins,) Rachel (Eleven,) and Moon Shadow (Dragonwings) faced life changing decisions which impacted their lives.

She was later arrested and when she got bailed out a boycott was started against racial segregation in the USA. She became an inspiration for not having to do something because of the colour of your skin or gender.

A life changing event for example a car crash can have a great impact on the people involved in the wreck. I realized that after my wreck I had traveling to school. I was on my way to the last day of sophomore year. I had been driving for a little under a year at the point and I knew that wrecks happen all the time and you need to be cautious when driving. I was a few block away from the school and was at a stop light, my light turned green and a person across the way thought they could turn on a red light. I started to drive forward and saw a car coming at me.

Even though you might not think Rosa Parks was a significant black women and that she was just another black lady, she did a lot for African Americans, by helping blacks and whites unite. Through her courage of staying on that bus, she had proven a lot to the whites about blacks and what they are capable of doing. She not only changed history, but she also made a name for herself, because she stood up for herself and showed the whites we are all equal and should be treated and one kind. Rosa Parks had a humongous influence on the Jim Crow laws and the Civil Rights movement as well.

When I was given the assignment to write an essay on an experience that changed my life, one thing instantly came to mind; In June of last year I lost my nephew, Timmy Hill. Experiencing this loss has greatly changed my life in many ways. Of course, a loss like this comes with many negative changes, but in some ways it has given me a new drive. I have learned to experience new things, I have been inspired to live a more active life, and I have a new will to accomplish things he would have been proud to see me accomplish.